Death

Chi Li's return trip alone was much faster.

Near a collapsed area, Chi Li stopped and asked again where Si Jinyan was.

This time, it took a while before Si Jinyan responded. Si Jinyan first asked where he was, then told Chi Li once again not to come over. "Chi Li, go back first."

"I've already contacted Lu Jiu. Tell me what exactly is happening over there."

Si Jinyan knew Chi Li's temperament and had no choice but to tell him in the end, "The area is full of Aberrant Forms. I can handle them alone, so don't come over."

Though Chi Li had vaguely guessed as much, his breathing still tightened. "...How many?"

Si Jinyan glanced around him. "Over a hundred."

"I'll come down from the mountain to support you..." Chi Li suddenly remembered something. He had once seen Si Jinyan in a nearly completely out-of-control state, with two fin-like wings on his back.

Chi Li made the suggestion, but Si Jinyan shook his head and refused. "It won't work."

Si Jinyan did not say that these Aberrant Forms went mad whenever they encountered him. He could not go looking for Chi Li either, or he would only lure the Aberrant Forms toward him.

He could still suppress them here and stall for some time. If he could wait for Lu Jiu to deliver the medicine for dealing with Aberrant Forms, that would be best. They had brought some before, but they had never expected there to be so many.

Si Jinyan told Chi Li all of this. Chi Li did not leave, nor did he continue up the mountain.

Going up now would only burden Si Jinyan. Chi Li lingered at the foot of the mountain, waiting for opportunities to kill several Aberrant Forms. He also contacted the